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A39251 The folly of atheism demonstrated to the capacity of the most unlearned reader by Clement Elis ... Ellis, Clement, 1630-1700. 1692 (1692) Wing E555; ESTC R17534 80,333 176

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not appear any wisdom in all this 2. He that saith this saith it in his heart He is not so ignorant of GOD as one who never heard of any such thing If any one be so ignorant 't is certain he 's a fool and greatly to be pitied for his folly But in what part of the World he should be found I know not He that saith in his heart there is no GOD talks of him within himself and therfore hath heard of him Yet some who have heard of GOD are wholly careless and regardless of him and very indifferent whether he be or no their hearts are at rest within them and seem unconcern'd about this matter This is great folly and 't is well if there be not many such Fools of whom it may be said GOD is not in all their thoughts Psal. 10. 4. Some there may be also who wish with all their hearts and could heartily desire that there were no GOD that so without all fear of him they might live as they list All these are Fools but he that saith in his heart there is no GOD seems to outgo all these He is come to a conclusion about it and makes himself confident of it 'T is true indeed he seems not yet so fool-hardy as openly to say it with his Tongue Tho' some Men are grown so impudent as to boast of their folly and to call it Wit to talk prophanely and some parts of the World are so over-run with bruitishness as to suffer this Yet most men if they be not more modest are however more cunning than to speak out all that they think Tho' therefore they think there is no GOD yet are they sensible how much it concerns them that others should not be taught to think so too or so much as know that they think so If they should bring others to think as they do they might soon be made to pay dearly for teaching them this lesson for then would all those others take to themselves the same liberty of doing what they list as they desire to have and the World would become a very unsafe place for them to live in He therefore that saith there is no GOD is content to say it in his heart only and can be very well content too that all but himself should think otherwise for his own safety yea lest all they who think there is a GOD should begin to stand upon their guard against him as an Enemy to Mankind as they have good reason to account him Tho' he be so foolish as to say in his heart there is no GOD yet is he so cunning as to say with his mouth among others I believe in GOD. 3. He that saith in his heart there is no God is the fool No wise Man ever said it The fear of the LORD that is wisdom Job 28. 28. The knowledg of the HOLY is understanding Prov. 9. 10. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledg Prov. 1. 7. and of wisdom And a good understanding have they that keep his commandments Ps. 111. 10. But fools despise wisdom and instruction Prov. 1. 7. And the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness Prov. 1● 23. But what fool is he that saith this In the language of the Holy Ghost the fool is he that goes on in a course of sinning Of him and his Fellows David gives us this account in those two Psalms the 14th and 51st They are corrupt they have done abominable works there is none that doth good The LORD looked down from Heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand and seek GOD They are all gone aside they are altogether become filthy there is none that doth good no not one The fool then is the habitual sinner who being deeply in love with his sin cannot indure to think of parting with it If there be a GOD he knows he must very dearly pay for sinning against him and therefore so long as he believes there is a GOD he cannot enjoy his sins in quietness He has therefore no way left him but one to sin without a continual disturbance of mind from the checks of his own Conscience and that is As much as he can to banish the belief and even all thoughts of GOD far from him This then for the love of his sins he is resolved upon and tho' it be very hard for him who hath his eye-sight to open his eyes and not see the Light yet he makes a shift so long to wink against the light till at last he quite loseth his sight So long he strives aagainst the belief of a GOD that at length no Arguments can persuade him to believe Resisting the Truth GOD justly punisheth him with his own desire and hides the Truth from him for ever Because they received not the love of the truth c. GOD saith St. Paul shall send them strong delusion that they should believe a lye That they might be damn'd who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness 2 Thess. 2. 10 11 12. As they did not like to retain GOD in their knowledg GOD gives them over to a reprobate mind Rom. 1. 28. And 't is most just with GOD thus to deal with such obstinate Fools I mean to hide himself for ever from them who have a long time done all that ever they could not to see him Hence the Sinner grows more and more a Fool and at last arrives at the Fool 's confidence to believe whatever he has a mind to He saith in his heart there is no GOD And he that trusteth in his own heart is a fool Prov. 28. 26. Now having seen these Three things What is said How 't is said and Who hath said it We are to consider how well he deserves the name of Fool for saying it That is for persuading himself to believe or for making himself confident That there is no GOD. And this his Folly will undeniably appear very great to every one that takes notice but of Three things which are all very visible 1. He is Confident where he cannot have any even the least ground of Assurance 2. He is Confident where his Confidence can do no good but will do much hurt 3. He is Confident where all the reason in the world is against his Confidence If then there be such a thing in the world as a fool he that saith in his heart or is confident that there is no GOD must needs be a Fool. For 1. He that is confident there is no GOD is confident where he cannot have any the least ground of assurance that is he is confident of that which he cannot pretend to know And is not he a fool that pleaseth himself with such a groundless confidence as this and ventures his soul on that whereof he cannot say that he is in any measure sure No man was ever yet so vain as to undertake to prove that there is no GOD. Some have been